Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were.
These two civilization were both said to be.
conquered by the Spanish, but it wasn't just the Spanish who.
conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a.
combination of a weak government, lack of technology, new.
disease introduced by the invaders, and not being prepared for the.
invaders. .
For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a.
ideological, social, and political system in which expansion was the.
cornerstone. Expansion was the cornerstone of their whole.
civilization, because their religion requested that a large number of.
human sacrifices where to be made to the gods. To get the.
sacrifices the Aztec went to war with other tribes in Mexico to get.
these human sacrifices (Conrad & Demmest 47-49) . With each.
conquest more sacrifices and more land was added to the Aztec.
kingdom. The Aztec were a strong civilization who were familiar.
with organized large scale war, had specialized war chiefs, and a.
well organized system of territorial levy in which large armies could.
be amassed in a short time (Age of Reconnaissance 124-125). They.
may have been well organized for war, but they were not prepared.
for internal changes in there civilization. When expansion was no.
longer an option there system crumbled. Without expansion they.
could no longer give human sacrifices in the same amount in which.
they use too. Upon the arrival of the Spanish the Aztec.
government was falling apart, and "Moctezuma II programs of.
internal military consolidation and administrative and social.
stabilization had failed" (Conrad & Demmest). When the Aztec's.
first met the Spanish they were amazed by them. The Spanish used.
the Aztec's own legends to take advantage of them and gain the.
upper hand. Other disadvantages that the Aztecs had was the.
need to take prisoner to sacrifice, they were not untied with other.
tribes (Spanish were able to unite with other tribes to help fight the.
For the purpose of this assignment my group will be focusing on Native Americans specifically the Aztecs. ... The Aztecs praised and admired remarkable athletic talent. ... The Aztecs built canoes to be able to fish and hunt. ... The Aztecs had a rather intense view of games and play. ... The vast majority of Aztec games involved betting. ...
The conquest of Latin America was out of greed and the search for power and fame. ... In 1521 Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador, destroyed one of the most powerful and advanced Mezo-American civilizations known to man, the Aztecs. When Cortes arrived, the natives of the Aztec culture showered him with gifts and enticed him with worldly riches, for they thought him to be a white god. ... There were hundreds of other groups of Natives that populated Latin America, they were just smaller in number compared to the Aztec and Inca civilizations. These other native groups had no chance against t...
The Native Americans were like parents to the Spanish and English colonists. ... Because the Natives lived in the America's for thousands of years, they are familiar with the area and they know how to work with it. ... When he reaches the shores of Mexico, he forms allies with the tribes neighboring the Aztecs, which were in check by the Aztecs. Obviously, these tribes want to bring down the Aztecs because of, "The many native peoples who lives under Aztec oppression ." Thus, the allied forces of the Spanish and the Natives will overthrow the Aztecs. ...
They were a small, nomadic Native American tribe who lived in northern Mexico. ... The Aztecs were also great warriors. ... The Aztecs state was authoritarian. ... Many Aztecs lived in small, adobe homes and wealthier Aztecs lived in larger ones. ... Then he went to the Aztecs city. ...
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Smallpox was not only seen by the Aztecs, but became a problem for many other Native Americans as well. ... The European's overall desire for god, gold, and glory had horrible effects upon the Native American's as well. It was Hernando Cortez's overall desire for riches that caused the downfall of the Aztecs. ... In other ways the Europeans greed negatively affected the Native American's, too. ... The land that was once tribal land for the Native Americans were quickly overrun by Europeans, and because they saw the Native Americans as enemies, it was done quite brutally. ...
Impact of European Invasion on Native American Cultures In 1492, Christopher Columbus set upon his voyage to the far east, but ended up reaching a "new and untamed" land. ... Because of this, Native Americans lacked any immunities to dieases brought by the Europeans. ... Native Americans enjoyed vast territories that were unplundered and unspoiled. With the arrival of European explorers such as Pizarro and Cortes, lands of such civilizations as the Inca and Aztecs, were quickly exploited for there rich deposits of gold and silver. The ravaging of the Native American territory, quic...
The shear numbers of the natives were overwhelming. ... The mental state of all the Natives combined with tactical expertise as well as the technological superiority of Cortes created a condition optimum for the downfall of the Aztec empire. ... This caused many natives to hate Montezuma and the Aztec society. ... Thousands of natives quickly joined his army. ... Because horses are not native to America the Europeans had cavalry units. ...
The Native Americans of North America were fairly content in their lives before the British and Spanish came along and invaded their native land. The Native American civilizations in Mexico attributed their size and sophistication to agriculture, more specifically corn growing. ... These diseases devastated the Native Americans. ... In total, nearly 90 percent of the Native Americans perished because of their Old World "friends". ... On June 30, 1520, the Aztecs attacked. ...
